Reports Report 5215bc (Event 5215-2024)

Observer
Name Stu S
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 53° 56' 54.46'' N (53.948461°)
Longitude 1° 5' 18.65'' W (-1.088515°)
Elevation 17.011093m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-09-14 20:20 BST
UT Date & Time 2024-09-14 19:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 97°
Moving
Facing azimuth 185.44°
First azimuth 155.04°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 220.2°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The brightness of a flash is what caught my attention. Then focused on the ball as it moved across the sky. It actually didn’t appear that fast in my field of view
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Just before the light dissipated it broke in to three noticeable fragment one of which seems to fall noticeably in an arch briefly before it burned out.